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Where there is no accusation of "fault,"there can be no anger.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The River of Life has no meaning,no good, no bad, no better, no worse,no love, no hate, no fear, no anger, no joy.The River of Life has no judgment, no expectation.The River of Life just IS.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I say NO to the demands of the world.I say YES to the longings of my own heart.There is nothing I ever need to have.There is nothing I ever need to do.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Where there is unconditional love,there is no room for unhappiness.Whenever I look in the mirror today,I will say to myself: "That Is The Face Of God."- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Compassion blooms where there is no expectation.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Live life with no regrets and no resentments.Whatever happened in the past,forgive yourself and others. Choose love.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know that time, like life itself, has no inherent meaning.You give your own meaning to time, as to life.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I love you because I love you.You are a part of me, andI need no reasons to love you.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know first that you have absolutely no power to change the world,and then address all your energies and intent toward improving it.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Have NO EXPECTATIONS.Life will not meet your expectations.Choose joy anyway.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is NOT "Supposed to be Fair."Know that there is no single way that life is "supposed" to be.Demanding that life meet our expectationsis a sure fire recipe for a miserable existence.Life is a game with no rules.Life just happens to us regardless of our best intentions.Our only path to happiness lies in being opento receiving whatever life throws at us -with Gratitude. Have NO Expectations of life.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We get to CHOOSE the meaning for our lives.Our lives mean exactly what we say they do - no more, no less.Each of us chooses their path in life.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We would never have a word for Joyif there were no suffering.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is change. Without change, there is no life.Why then do we so fight against change?- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A discussion of philosophy is like a cat chasing its tail -it may be an amusing diversion butit has no chance for a satisfying conclusion.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Be yourself. There is nothing more for you to dothan to be the best YOU that you can be -with no imitation, no pretense, no guilt, no shame.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I have no need to conform to the stereotypesothers have defined for me.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The River of Life knows no obstacles.The River can cut through solid rock - in its own time.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The River of Life flows eternally,with infinite strength,but with no convictions.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

There is no "right", there is no "wrong" -there are only points of view.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

See life as ugly and painful - if you choose,or see it as beautiful and joyful.There is no inherent meaning in life.We give life its meaning.It's our Choice.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

No, they don't appreciate you - and it's not their job.It's your own job to appreciate yourself.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know that love has no limits.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I say NO to the demands of the world.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When was the last time you tooka different route to work ... just because?Consider shaking up your life a little (or a lot) ...for no reason, except to do it.Let your life be an adventure.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The cathedral of my God of no churchis the entirety of the universe.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Every day is a day to take action.Whatever your choices, take action on those choices.Taking no action is equally a choice,just not a choice made from awareness.Make conscious choices,and take action on those choices - Today.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Our opportunity is to love ourselves exactly as we are -with all our joys and sufferings.To be grateful for everything.To forgive ourselves for our doubts of our own worthiness -for we have no need to be anything other than what we are.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I say NO to the demands of the world.I say YES to the longings of my own heart.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Good for who? Good for what?There is no absolute "good.""Good" is simply one person's preference.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I accept that no one else has ever been to blamefor either my joy or my suffering.The entire cause of all my joys and all my sufferingsis my own emotional response to the events of my life.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The movie character Forrest Gump describing lifeas being "like a box of chocolates,"is such a positive upbeat way ofcharacterizing the uncertainty of life.I have no idea what life will give me next,but whatever it is, it will be sweet.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

NO ONE has been granted the authority to tell mehow my life should be lived.I answer only to myself and to Spirit.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I am open to receiving the generous gifts of Spirit.I hold no expectations or demands on the form, the timing,or the color of the wrapping on the bountiful gifts of Spirit- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Self-honor (self-respect) is in no way selfish.Before I can give to others,I must have something to give.Only by first creatingmy own self-esteem and happiness,do I possess the resources tocontribute anything meaningful to others.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I accept everything that ever has been,with no regrets, no resentments, and no call for vengeance.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Suspended between earth and sky,my humanity draws from both,my tendrils reach for the energies of each.Spirit and Ground - equal yet opposite,the lightness and the solidarity,the ephemeral and the substantial.The substantial is no more and no lessthan the ephemeral - merely different.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

NO ONE is really different;each of us is actually a member of the human race.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Understand the difference between "failing,"which each of us does often,and "being a failure,"which is a state of mind no one shouldever allow themself to fall into.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We have no enemies,we have only friendships that we haven't yet developed- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

However carefully we plan our future,we are always climbing the steps to nowhere.While it is important to our happinessthat we have an intent for our lives,it is equally crucial to accept in advancethat we truly have no idea how our lives will turn out -and that is good.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The River of Life has no judgments.The River flows with no concept of good and bad - right and wrong.The fields and dreams of men may be nourished by the River of Life,or flooded and covered with silt, and the River just flows.Men may catch fish and live on the River of Life,or they may founder in a storm and drown, and the River just flows.The River of Life is timeless.It is not unchanging, but it is timeless,and it changes in its own time.The River of Life knows no obstacles.The River can cut through solid rock - in its own time.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The only thing worse than a bad day is no day at all.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

It is my choice to care deeply about others.No kindness is too small to be important -the smile to the bank teller,the sincere "thank you" for all kindnesses received,the reassuring hand on the shoulder of a loved one or friend.There is compassion in selfless generosity,but there is also compassion in heartfelt empathy.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today, walking the beach, I was reminded of the bountyof the earth in the form of wild blackberries -a free feast, with no one else bothering to partake.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"Being practical" is the antithesis of having faith and love."Being practical" is an expression of fear.When you live from love and faith, you will be compassionate,confident, and loving -- and no longer feel the need to "be practical."- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Once you respect yourself, there is no longerany reason to disrespect anyone else.Once you are confident of your own worthiness,the worthiness of others ceases to be an issue.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The greatest battle of all is simply... Life.This is no child's game. This is the big one -the Super Bowl - the Game of all games.The rules of Life are unwritten and unknown.Perhaps, one could say that there are no rules.The Judge has ultimate power.She can call the game at any time - for any reason.The penalties in the Game are completely arbitrary -in both timing and severity.Penalty for what, we ask?The Judge is silent.How can I win the Game?"You can never win," comes the answer,"So just take pleasure in playing the Game."- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

It's YOUR time - it's YOUR life -YOU get to choose how you use it. There is no way that your life is "supposed" to be.Your parents had their vision for your life.Your boss, your spouse, your church, your friends,and even the family next door have their ideasof how you should live your life.What about YOUR vision for your life?What do YOU want?YES, it matters what you want.YES you can have what you want.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Repressed anger still is anger, it just isn't expressed.If you truly have no anger, you are blessed and joyful.If you have repressed anger, know that you have anger,you just haven't expressed that anger.Go ahead, express your anger briefly,pound pillows, scream, curse.Then take a deep breath, and get over it.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The River of Life has no expectationsand makes no assumptions.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The River of Life is the source of all joy -and the source of all sorrow.Yet the River has no joy -and the River has no sorrow.The River is just the River.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The River of Life has no meaning, no good, no bad,no better, no worse, no love, no hate, no fear, no anger, no joy.The River of Life has no judgment, no expectation.The River of Life just IS. There is nothing to do.There is nothing to say.There is nothing to think.There is nothing to feel.The River just flows. The River is the source of all nourishment -the source of all obstacles.The River is the source of all life - the source of all death.The River is the source of all joy - and the source of all sorrow.Yet the River has no joy - and the River has no sorrow.The River is just the River.One can flow harmoniously with the River -or one can struggle fearfully against the River -and the River just flows.One can accept the River - or one can deny the River -and the River just flows.One can worship the River of Life - or one can curse the River of Life -and the River just flows. There is nothing to do - and the River flows.There is nothing to say - and the River flows.There is nothing to think - and the River flows.There is nothing to feel - and the River flows.The River flows - and all else is our drama.The River flows - and all else is our invention.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Be clear that expectations are demands.Demanding that life turn out the way we preferis a sure path to disappointment and suffering.Happiness lies in having no expectations,and accepting life as it comes.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

What is a miracle? To some, it is an act of God.To others, something amazing, extraordinary, or unexpected.To me, Life is a miracle.Everything that happens is a miracle.There is no reason for me to exist as I do -no reason for humanity, the universe, or the laws of Nature.Energy, mass, gravity and the rest of existenceare all so improbable.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The secret to a joyful life is Simplicity -saying NO to the latest this and the most glamorous that -saying NO to chasing an overly-demanding career -saying NO to the stressful demands upon your time and energy.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

If you doubt the virtue in self-honor,remember what the flight attendant says,"Put your own oxygen mask on first."You are of no use to anyone elseif you have not taken care of your own needs first -this includes your own emotional,as well as physical, well-being.In addition, your greatest value to your children,your family, your friends, and your communityis the example you set, leading a great life that inspiresthose around you to emulate your being.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Demand, and my answer is NO.Ask gently, and I am honored to serve.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I have gratitude for EVERYTHING that has ever occurredto bring me to this moment.I accept that no one else is ever to blamefor either my joy or my suffering.The entire cause of all my joys and all my sufferingsis my own emotional response to the events of my life,and I am committed to consistently distinguishingbetween my feelings about eventsand the physical occurrences of those events.I declare that everyone who has ever playedany role in any of the events of my lifeis entirely without fault.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Living Into the Great Paradox,I strive toward my vision,while accepting gratefully whatever life serves up.I work to bring about my vision of the future,which is based on my value system of what is right,just, noble, compassionate, generous, humane, peaceful, and loving.Simultaneously, I accept that my visionis based on only my opinions and prejudices,and I honor all points of view and value systems,no matter how different from my own.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Give your time and efforts freely or not at all.When you are tempted to say,"Oh, if I have to, I'll skip my golf gameand watch my daughter play soccer," don't do it.Either generate the heart-felt emotionto make the free-will gift,"I'd love to watch your game today, Sandy,"or the honesty to decline the request gracefully.Martyrdom doesn't create happinessfor any of the parties involved.An honest, "No" is preferable to a coerced "Yes."- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We fear the unknown,perhaps more than we fear anything else,and yet we are, at heart, adventurers.We seek to expand our realm of knowledge and dominion.Perhaps we are attempting to overcome and crush the unknown,but our duel with the unknown is such a one-sided clashthat we must know in our heartsthat our adventure is no more than a child's game.Perhaps we hope that the unknownis like the darkness of a caveand that the brief light of our adventurer's candlecan illuminate the entire cave.Nonetheless, the path of the adventureris a path of joy, while the way of fear is one of suffering.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Mind Chatter..."I'm too fat; I'm too thin; and my hair is a fright;And I'm never enough; and my world is not right;I'm not smart; I'm not cute; I'm not strong; I'm a bustI earn scorn; I earn hate; I'm no good; I disgust."- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

There is something about a rainbowthat just can't be ignored.Whether spectacle of nature or covenant,no two rainbows are ever the same,and each one is always breath-taking.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We are all "neighbors."Our world has gotten too small for us to be anything else.We can no longer have "us" and "them" - friends and enemies.A person from Iraq, or Russia, or Columbia isno more a stranger or enemy than a person from across town.A few people everywhere are troublemakers.Every religion provokes a few people to become extremists.Do we need police around the globe? Unfortunately, we always will.Do we need war? Does that question even deserve an answer?- Jonathan Lockwood Huie